Title IX in the Courts
Here's the latest Title IX litigation news out of California.
R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies Title IX
Beware of the Gender Equity Hammer
Christina Hoff Sommers has a great article over at National Review Online about the potential perils of using Title IX as a "gender equity hammer" to get more women into the hard sciences.
Billie Jean King on Title IX
In USA Today'sweekend magazine, Cokie Roberts interviewed tennis legend Billie Jean King about the legacy of Title IX and women in sports.
Wade Hughes on Title IX
Earlier this week, former Howard University wrestling coach Wade Hughes had a fabulous article on theroot.com about Title IX at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Women, Science, and Title IX
Christina Hoff Sommers has a fabulous piece in the March/April issue of The American magazine about the push to apply Title IX on science education.
New Title IX Data
The College Sports Council released some interesting datatoday about Title IX and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The CSC's study shows that HBCUs have trouble meeting Title IX's strict proportionality test (a school's gender ratio of enrollment must match its gender ratio in athletics to pass the test).
Say Goodbye to Male Practice Players
The NCAA announced this week that women athletes in Division III will not be allowed to practice with men, except in strictly limited circumstances.
The 411 on Female Coaches
Here's the latest good news for women in sports.
Think Pink, Get Sued
As if the world needed more evidence of how absurd and capricious Title IX enforcement has become, a former University of Iowa law professor is happy to provide another example.
Apparently, this passes for a Title IX debate at Harvard
Harvard recently sponsored a Title IX discussion featuring academics that support the law and others who have problems with it. Before you get excited, I should explain that those who took issue with Title IX, did so not because Title IX's strict gender quotas have been used as a weapon to limit male athletic participation, but because it has reinforced "sex segregation":
Female vs. Male Coaches
Over at the USA Today, Christine Brennan laments that of the five candidates for the job of U.S. women's soccer coach, three candidates are men, while only two are women. Brennan is also concerned at the declining percentage of female coaches on intercollegiate women's teams. She suspects foul play.
IWF Podcast: 35th Anniversary of Title IX
IWF's Charlotte Hays and Allison Kasic discuss the 35th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that banned sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds.
The Debate Over Title IX
In a column for Sports Illustrated's website (SI.com) Jessica Gavora does a fabulous job of laying out the reality of the contemporary debate over Title IX.
Title IX in High Schools
Jessica Gavora had a fabulous article over at NRO last week about how we must not allow Title IX's gender Quotas to enter our nation's high schools.
Title IX on Newsweek.com
Newsweek has a great web-exclusive interview on Title IX with Jessica Gavora of the College Sports Council.
Title IX Debate in USA Today
Earlier this week, USA Today featured two opposing op-eds on the need for Title IX reform.
The Face of Title IX
Some of the athletes who are victims of the recent Title IX cuts at James Madison University.
Is the tide turning?
Fresh off the heels of the USA Today story we talked about a lot here on Inkwell, National Public Radio had a segment on Title IX reform.
Donna Lopiano of the Women's Sports Foundation Knows All
Thanks, Allison, for highlighting the unbelievable article in USA Today on Title IX and JMU.
Tales in Title IX
This morning USA Today has an important article on the massive Title IX cuts at James Madison University that we've been covering since September.
Tales in Title IX
USA Today reports on massive Title IX cuts at James Madison University
IWF Applauds College Sports Council
IWF releases a press release applauding the College Sports Council on their work against Title IX.